Explore the Family Name Gabino

The meaning of Gabino

Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Gabino, from Latin Gabinus, Gavinus (see Gavino). This surname is most common in Mexico.

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How common is the last name Gabino in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gabino has seen a significant increase in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 48,196th most popular surname, while by 2010 it had jumped up to the 33,596th spot. This represents a drastic change of 30.29 percent. The actual count of people with this surname also rose from 412 in 2000 to 678 in 2010, marking an increase of 64.56 percent. Consequently, the proportion of the Gabino surname per 100,000 people increased from 0.15 to 0.23 during this decade, indicating a growth rate of 53.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,196	#33,596	30.29%
Count	412	678	64.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.23	53.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gabino

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gabino, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly Hispanic. In 2000, 92.48 percent of those bearing the Gabino surname identified as Hispanic, and this figure slightly increased to 94.40 percent by 2010. On the other hand, the representation of the surname within the White ethnicity saw a decline of 25.20 percent, from 6.31 percent in 2000 down to 4.72 percent in 2010. There were no reported instances of the Gabino surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations, or among individuals identifying with two or more races during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.48%	94.4%	2.08%
White	6.31%	4.72%	-25.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%